Description
Instructor: Studio Luna Verde aka Ace McCasland
Title of Class: Dancing with Fire : prongs, prongs, PRONGS!
Date of Class: September 11 ~15, 2023 (five days)
Time: 9:00 am until 4:00 pm daily
Level: For the advanced beginner / intermediate metalsmith. Prior experience with a torch is highly, highly recommended.
Type: Technique
Class Fee: $1395
Kit Fee: $TBD
*Kit fee may vary a bit due to fluctuating prices of precious metals.
Kit includes the following
Students will be provided the following in class
soldering stations – torches, fuel, solder, flux, platforms, quench bowls, towels, splitters, hoses and torch tips
pickle
patina – LOS
Baking Soda for neutralizer
Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water
Flex shafts
rolling mill
Student Supply List
silver to be determined
sterling silver scrap
safety glasses
jewelers saw and blades (#2/0)
pliers – flat nose, chain nose, round nose
files – hand files and needle files
cross lock tweezers
sharpie
scissors
ruler (with mm reading helpful)
sanding sticks and/or sandpaper (220-400 grit)
chasing hammer
ballpeen hammer
rawhide hammer or nylon mallet
scribe
center punch
flush cutters
cut lube or wax for burs / saw blades
pliers-flat nose, chain nose, round nose
prong pusher
bezel rocker / burnisher
Optional Supply List
extra metal
Extra wire
work light
Safety glasses/Magnifiers/Optivisor
*** For the advanced beginner / intermediate metalsmith. Prior experience with a torch is highly, highly recommended.
Instructor’s email: [email protected]
Instructor’s website: https://www.studiolunaverde.com
DO YOU NEED ANY SUPPLIES OR TOOLS FOR CLASS?
PRE-ORDER THEM TODAY!
Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.
SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!
Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
- Go to our website, open the class description for the class, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
- Here’s their email address mailto:[email protected]
- When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
- In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods
- Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in September!
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!
